Bill Text: IN HCR0014 | 2012 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Honoring Private Richard Taylor & Lt. Colonel Don C. Faith, Jr.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2012-03-07 - Returned to the House [HCR0014 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2012-HCR0014-Introduced.html
RESOLUTION No. ________
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Private Richard Taylor and Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith, Jr.
_______________________, read first time and referred to Committee on
RESOLUTION
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION honoring Private Richard
Taylor and Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith, Jr.
Whereas, The Medal of Honor is the highest military
decoration awarded by the United States of America;
Whereas, The Medal of Honor is bestowed upon members
of the United States armed forces who distinguish themselves
"conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his
or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged
in an action against an enemy of the United States";
Whereas, Although the Medal of Honor was created for the
Civil War, Congress made it a permanent decoration in
1863;
Whereas, The President of the United States, in the name
of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor
to our nation's bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines,
and Coast Guard members since the medal's creation in
1861;
Whereas, Private Richard Taylor and Lieutenant Colonel
Don C. Faith, Jr. are two of these brave soldiers who paid
the ultimate price for our continued freedom;
Whereas, Private Richard Taylor was a member of the 18th
Indiana Infantry of the Union Army during the Civil War;
Whereas, Private Taylor captured a Confederate battle flag
during the Battle of Cedar Creek, Virginia, and was awarded
the Medal of Honor on November 21, 1864;
Whereas, Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith, Jr. served as
the commander of the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry Regiment,
7th Infantry Division during the Korean War;
Whereas, Lieutenant Colonel Faith was killed while
rallying his men in a counterattack of enemy forces near the
Chosin Reservoir, North Korea, and was awarded the Medal
of Honor on August 2, 1951;
Whereas, In honor of these brave men, the Indiana General
Assembly urges the Indiana Department of Transportation to
rename North Bridge Structure I-69-63-9501 (NB) after
Private Richard Taylor and South Bridge Structure
I-69-63-9502 (SB) after Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith,
Jr.; and
Whereas, Bravery in the service of our country merits
special recognition, and it is fitting that the recipients of the
nation's highest military decoration be honored and
remembered for the role they played in making the world safe
for future generations: Therefore,
SECTION 1. That the Indiana General Assembly recognizes the
bravery of these two soldiers and recognizes their sacrifice by naming
a bridge in their honor.
SECTION 2. That the Principal Clerk of the House of
Representatives transmit a copy of this resolution to the families of
Private Richard Taylor and Lieutenant Colonel Don C. Faith, Jr. and
the commissioner of the Indiana Department of Transportation.